UK to probe Paramount-Warner Bros deal in coming weeks, competition watchdog says

Britain's antitrust watchdog is expected to open an investigation into Paramount Skydance's planned $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery in the coming weeks. The review adds regulatory risk and could delay or complicate one of the year's largest media deals. The headline is modestly negative for the transaction's timing and certainty, though the article does not indicate an outright block.

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Britain's antitrust watchdog is expected to open an investigation into Paramount Skydance's planned $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery in the coming weeks. The review adds regulatory risk and could delay or complicate one of the year's largest media deals. The headline is modestly negative for the transaction's timing and certainty, though the article does not indicate an outright block.